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Billy Casper Golf: Partners with the Chicago Park District to open Clocktower Café, adjacent to the Waveland Clocktower on the north side of Chicago.

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Boxgroove Adds Riviera Golf Club

Boxgroove: Adds Riviera Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, to the selection of private courses Boxgroove members can play.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Kiawah Island, S.C.): Confirms that it is in the initial planning stages to determine the economic viability of constructing up to a 150-room hotel on the West side of the island on the site of the former Kiawah Island Inn. The resort is also studying the feasibility of constructing a number of four-bedroom golf cottages adjacent to The Ocean Course. The resort has engaged three architectural firms to present style concepts and site plans for redeveloping both sites, the West Beach area of Kiawah Island, and the East side of the island near The Ocean Course.

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Sniper Putters: Introduces its new putter, which features a unique hosel that combines traditional with a center shaft position.

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Tommy Hilfiger To Sponsor The Golf Club At Chelsea Piers

Tommy Hilfiger Group: Announces its sponsorship of the Golf Club at Chelsea Piers in New York. The two-year sponsorship deal includes prime advertising placement for the spring 2012 golf campaign featuring reigning PGA champion Keegan Bradley.

Kentwool Named Official Golf Sock Of Hundred Hole Hike

Kentwool: To provide two pairs of its Tour Profile sock to participants of the Hundred Hole Hike, an initiative that supports charitable fundraising by golf marathoners who will play and walk at least 100 holes in one day.

Linksoul Founder To Make Hundred Hole Hike For Charity

Linksoul: Chief Creative Officer John Ashworth will participate in the inaugural Hundred Hole Hike, walking and playing more than 100 holes on July 16 to benefit the San Diego-based After School All-Stars and North County Junior Golf Association.

The Saint Andrew's Golf Club to Support The First Tee of Metropolitan New York Through 125th Anniversary Gala Celebration

Saint Andrew’s Golf Club (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.): To commemorate 125 years of golf in America with a gala evening on June 8, 2013 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. All net proceeds from the event will benefit The First Tee of Metropolitan New York. The club is the oldest in the country, dating back to 1888, and one of the five founding member clubs of the United States Golf Association.

GBN's Instructor Division Becomes Proponent Group

Golf Business Network: Reaches an agreement with Lorin Anderson, executive director of GBN’s Instructor Division, allowing for Anderson’s purchase of assets within GBN’s interest in the company’s Instructor Division Class. Effective immediately, the former Instructor Division will be known as Proponent Group and relocated to new headquarters in Heathrow, Fla.

2012 U.s. Open Sets USGA Records For Website And Mobile Device Fan Engagement

United States Golf Association: Announces that the 2012 U.S. Open set records for website and mobile device engagement by golf fans. Overall fan visits to USOpen.com during the week of the championship increased by 79 percent over the week of the 2011 championship. Fan viewership of live streaming video increased 210 percent over 2011. Also, the USGA recorded a 44 percent increase in iPhone app downloads.

Wishon Smoooth Series Putters

Wishon Golf: Introduces its Smoooth Series putters, which are offered in mallet and heel toe designs.

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